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5 May 2016 16:51
Costain Group PLC
("Costain" or "the Group")
Results of AGM
At the Company's Annual General Meeting held on 05 May 2016, the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting circulated to shareholders on 31 March 2016 and put to the meeting were passed on a show of hands. The number of shares in issue at the voting record date was 102,100,417 ordinary shares.
The proxy figures for the resolutions were as follows:
| TOTAL VOTES CAST | VOTES FOR | % of Votes Cast | VOTES AGAINST | % of Votes Cast | VOTES WITHHELD |
Resolution 1
| 65,559,270
| 65,553,813
| 99.99%
| 5,457
| 0.01%
| 1,107,347
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Resolution 2
| 65,552,916
| 65,340,074
| 99.68%
| 212,842
| 0.32%
| 1,113,701
|
Resolution 3 | 65,580,587
| 65,577,144
| 99.99%
| 3,443
| 0.01%
| 1,086,030
|
Resolution 4
| 65,573,176
| 65,545,690
| 99.96%
| 27,486
| 0.04%
| 1,093,441
|
Resolution 5 (see note 4 below) |
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Resolution 6
| 65,572,261
| 65,548,740
| 99.96%
| 23,521
| 0.04%
| 1,094,356
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Resolution 7
| 65,171,473
| 63,995,607
| 98.20%
| 1,175,866
| 1.80%
| 1,495,144
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Resolution 8
| 65,557,787
| 65,528,580
| 99.96%
| 29,207
| 0.04%
| 1,108,830
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Resolution 9
| 65,568,435
| 65,423,444
| 99.78%
| 144,991
| 0.22%
| 1,098,182
|
Resolution 10
| 65,513,201
| 65,479,603
| 99.95%
| 33,598
| 0.05%
| 1,153,416
|
Resolution 11
| 65,543,601
| 64,533,935
| 98.46%
| 1,009,666
| 1.54% | 1,123,016 |
Notes:
1. Percentages are expressed as a proportion of the total votes cast (which does not include votes withheld).
2. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not included in the calculation of the votes 'For' or 'Against' the Resolutions, nor the total votes cast.
3. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the 'For' totals.
4. Resolution number 5 was not put to the meeting as it was no longer required, as announced on 06 April 2016.
A copy of this announcement confirming the proxy figures will be available on the Company's website.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of Resolutions 9, 10 and 11 will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, where they will be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.aspx. In addition, copies of these Resolutions will also be filed with Companies House.
05 May 2016
ENQUIRIES:
Costain Group PLC | Tel: 01628 842 444 |
Tracey Wood Company Secretary |
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Instinctif Partners | Tel: 020 7457 2020 |
Mark Garraway |
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Helen Tarbet |
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